Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 27, 2016

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Top new questions this week: Why are joy and regret indistinguishable according to Nietzsche? I'm trying to get a better grasp on what Nietzsche is really saying when it comes to describing joy and regret as indistinguishable. Is he saying that they are indistinguishable because they rely on ... nietzsche   asked by M. Campbell 4 votes answered by duplode 4 votes Inductive or Deductive argument? "High government spending causes interest rates to go up. The government is spending a lot. Therefore, interest rates will go up." The argument above is inductive or deductive? In a textbook that I ... argumentation   asked by Buunk 3 votes answered by Mr. Kennedy 1 vote Is philosophy about organizing our ignorance? I am interested in B. Russell's quote: Science is what we know; philosophy is what we don't know. What is he saying here in terms of a definition of philosophy? In his sense, is that correct to ... metaphilosophy   asked by A.Alim 3 votes answered by Mr. Kennedy 5 votes What arguments support the idea that rational thinking requires language use? The idea that rationality has language as a necessary condition might be called, per Brandom, lingualism. What are the most popular arguments for this position? Why should we think that the way we ... epistemology philosophy-of-language   asked by Goob 3 votes answered by Conifold 2 votes Is Modal Logic Logic? What makes "Modal Logic" Logic? Why do symbols that stand for "necessary", for example, can be taken as symbols of Logic (of the same level of symbols that stand for "exists")? What are the limits ... logic modal-logic philosophy-of-logic   asked by Amit Hagin 3 votes answered by EJoshuaS 0 votes Does omniscience negate free will? If a tri-omni being knows what you're exactly going to do, then you can't do anything other than what he already knows you'll do. Further, if a tri-omni being created this reality in which things ... philosophy-of-religion free-will libertarianism-free-will   asked by Aar Gaboodyo Leh 3 votes answered by virmaior 2 votes How applicable is the craft analogy for discussing the virtues, like justice? In Book I of The Republic, Socrates uses a craft analogy (CA) as part of his argument against Thrasymachus to convince him that justice is not the advantage of the stronger. To do so he equates ruling ... socrates the-republic   asked by Steven Jeuris 3 votes answered by Ram Tobolski 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What did Nietzsche mean by monsters and the abyss? What do you think Nietzsche meant by "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you." ... ethics   asked by Michael Lee 5 votes answered by jobermark 9 votes Why doesn't philosophy of philosophy exist? It seems like for anything (not literally, of course) 'philosophy name of this anything' exists. Philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology, philosophy of logic, etc.; but... philosophy of ... history-of-philosophy   asked by Michael Smith 10 votes answered by Alexander S King 18 votes Can you answer these? How does feng shui and aestethics work together? According to Wikipedia Feng Shui is a is a Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment. It is closely linked to Daoism... [and] is one of the Five Arts ... aesthetics eastern-philosophy   asked by Jesse Cohoon 1 vote Philosohy of Rabindranath Tagore Can someone provide some online and offline references which analyses the philosophies of Rabindranath Tagore (from credible sources)? reference-request   asked by SRS 3 votes Can chance be both the determining factor as well as that which breaks the chain of causality? Chance as the determining factor in the sense that it may be the prima causa of an event or set of events. For example, you were born by accident into a rich family, and this rich family enabled you ... metaphysics free-will determinism   asked by Neelambari 1 vote

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